Construction data
The numbers behind the build-out, from the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, updated every month.
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- U.S. construction spending, August 2026 · U.S. construction spending ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.20T in August 2026, down 1.7% from a year earlier and up 0.9% from the month before. N
- U.S. construction jobs and pay, September 2026 · U.S. construction employed 8.36 million people in September 2026, +1.3% from a year earlier. Average hourly pay for construction workers was $41.69 (+4.2% year
- Construction material prices, September 2026 · Prices for the materials that go into nonresidential construction were +11.2% from a year earlier in September 2026. Biggest move: steel mill products (+27.6%).